Ghibran Vaibodha (born 12 August 1980) formerly known as Mohammed Ghibran, is an Indian composer. He has composed music for Indian films, advertising films and television commercial jingles.
Early life M. Ghibran was born on 12 August 1980, and raised in Coimbatore. When he was in the tenth grade, his family relocated to Chennai after his father suffered a severe loss in business. He had to discontinue studies and do several jobs to support his family.
Ghibran said that he had developed an interest in music after he had seen Yanni perform on TV, when he was about eight or ten. He had enrolled into a music college, but had to drop out and instead attended keyboard classes and learnt keyboard part-time from Paul Augustine. He completed RSA Grade 8 in both piano and music theory through Trinity College London, and obtained a degree in classical composition and film scoring under Australian Composer Lindsay Vickery at the LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. He received an offer to compose music for animations as an in-house composer, and worked there for two years. In 2000, he set up his own studio and over the next six years composed for over 700 ads.
In Singapore, he worked part-time composing music for media houses to meet his expenses. After completing his works, he worked for the Singapore wood and percussion instruments orchestra. He subsequently returned to India, but could not find many advertisements to work on there.
Career
The director A. Sarkunam selected Ghibran to compose the soundtrack for Vaagai Sooda Vaa. N. Venkateswaran of The Times of India wrote of the soundtrack, "M Ghibran joins the list of debut composers who have impressed with their work in recent times. The music score complements the movie, and marks him out as a musician to watch out for". Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu wrote that "Music is another highlight. M. Gibran's numbers keep ringing in your ears long after you leave the cinema". Rajagopalan Badrinarayanan from musicperk.com wrote "Vaagai Sooda Vaa is a wholesome package with wonderful songs. Being his first movie Gibran has done a great job with the musical score. The album will surely reshuffle the current chart". Ghibran said that after Vaagai Sooda Vaa and that he was then approached by several directors about other projects, but he decided to take a break to look for an urban based script.
In 2013, Ghibran composed the music for the films Vatthikuchi, Kutti Puli and Naiyaandi. His 2014 releases were Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah and Amara Kaaviyam. He also had his first Telugu release Run Raja Run. According to Behindwoods.com, his work in the film "garnered great appreciation from the fans" and the songs had been "in the top of the charts for a long time". He was offered soundtrack work for Vishwaroopam II by Kamal Haasan, as well as his next two projects, Uttama Villain and Papanasam, the Tamil remake of Drishyam.
Ghibran currently shuttles between Chennai, Mumbai and Singapore for all his recording works, and owns a studio in Chennai.
Personal life Ghibran is married to a Telugu woman from Vijayawada, a scientist, whom he met in Singapore. Their first child, a son was born on 18 December 2014. Ghibran's elder brother A. G. Amid is a director. In May 2024, Ghibran announced he had converted from Islam to Hinduism and changed his name to Ghibran Vaibodha; the name change had been implemented a year before.
Discography Films Year Title Score Songs Language Notes 2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Tamil Won, Vijay Award for Best Find of the YearWon, Ananda Vikatan Magazine's Top 10 Nambikkaigal (Hopes) of 2011Won, Mirchi Music Awards South for Best Upcoming Music DirectorWon, BIG FM Melody Music Award for Best Debut Music Director Won, Vijay Music Awards for Popular Melody of the Year Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil 2013 Vatthikuchi Kutti Puli Naiyaandi 2014 Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah Won, Mirchi Music Awards South for Best Album of the Year (Mirchi Listeners' Choice)Won, Zee Telugu Santosham Award for Best Music Director – Tamil Run Raja Run Telugu Telugu film Debut.Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu Amara Kaaviyam Tamil 2015 Jil Telugu Uttama Villain Tamil Won, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Award for Best Original ScoreWon, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Award for Best Song (For the Song "Iraniyan Naadagam")Won, Russian International Film Festival Award for Best Original MusicWon, Platinum Award from International Independent Film Awards for Original ScoreWon, Diamond Award from International Independent Film Awards for Original Song ("Iraniyan Naadagam")Won, Diamond Award from International Independent Film Awards for Original Song ("Kaadhalaam")Gold Winner, from Prestige Music Award for Original Song ("Kaadhalaam")Silver Winner, from Prestige Music Award for Original Song ("Iraniyan Naadagam")Won, Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Music DirectorWon, Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Music Director Papanasam Score reused in the Sinhalese remake Dharmayuddhaya. ThoongaavanamCheekati Rajyam TamilTelugu Bilingual film 2016 Babu Bangaram Telugu Hyper 2017 Adhe Kangal Tamil Ungarala Rambabu Telugu Magalir Mattum Tamil Aramm Released in Telugu as Karthavyam Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru Released in Telugu as Khakee Maayavan Chennai Singapore 2018 Vishwaroopam 2Vishwaroop 2 TamilHindi Bilingual Film Aan Devathai Tamil Ratsasan Won, Raj TV award for Best Music DirectorWon, LATCA Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition & Awards for Best Music ScoreWon, Oniros Film Awards for Best SoundtrackWon, Diamond Film Awards for Best Original ScoreWon, Best Sagrada Familia Soundtrack / Music score at Barcelona Planet Film FestivalWon, Los Angeles Film Awards for Best Film ScoreWon, Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival award for Best Music ScoreWon, International Independent Film Awards (IIFA) for Best Original scoreWon, Latitude Film Awards for Original Score Won, Starshine Film festival Award for Best Original Score Won, East Europe International Film Festival(Part of Fusion International Film Festivals) Award for Best Original Score 2019 Athiran Malayalam Malayalam debutHouse Owner Tamil Kadaram Kondan Sixer Rakshasudu Telugu Remake of Ratsasan Saaho Telugu, Hindi Petromax Tamil Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale 2020 Aswathama Telugu Ka Pae Ranasingam Tamil 2021 Maara Kasada Thapara Anthology series – Scored music for "Arampatra" ChapterJango 2022Hero Telugu Sebastian P.C. 524 Valimai Tamil Taanakkaran Koogle Kuttappa Home Minister Kannada Maha Tamil Dejavu Trigger Naan Mirugamaai Maara Pattathu Arasan Driver Jamuna 2023 Amigos Telugu Thunivu Tamil 50th FilmHunt TeluguThalainagaram 2 Tamil80s Buildup 2024 Kurangu Pedal Weapon Boat Miss You 2025DNA JSK: Janaki V v/s State of Kerala Malayalam Rambo TamilAaryan Others 2026 Leader Angikaaram
Television Year Title Channel Notes2022IraiAha Tamil
Independent works and music videos +YearTitle Language Artist Notes2021Veera VanakkamTamilThis song was released by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin marking the special occasion of Police Commemoration Day.2021Achamae AgandruviduTamilVocals by Shruti Haasan and Ramya NSKSai Kumar's direction and Vairamuthu lyrics from Album called "Naatpadu Theral" 2020Arivum AnbumTamilAnirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Devi Sri Prasad, Shankar Mahadevan, Shruti Haasan, Bombay Jayashree, and many other well-known singers have taken part in the project.The actor-politician talks about his new virtually-conceived project to spread positivity during the global lockdown. Kamal Haasan is trying to spread hope through music.2020Salaam ChennaiTamilCricketers Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina and L. Balaji are featured in the short film, which was made by Happy Unicorn and was released by Think Music.‘Salaam Chennai’ salutes the work put in by frontline workers and stresses the need to prevent the spread of COVID -19 by wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and through personal hygiene.2019Nee Illama VideoTamil5th track from #7UPMadrasGigS2 in collaboration with Sony Music India2018Get Your Freaking Hands Off MeEnglish, Tamil, HindiLaunched by Kamal Haasan at Jeppiaar Engineering College.2017Kalam SalaamTamilSalaam Kalam, has been penned by Vairamuthu.
Awards +YearAwards Category FilmResult2010Vijay AwardBest Find of the YearVaagai Sooda Vaa rowspan="5" Ananda vikatan Magazine'sTop 10 Nambikkaigal (Hopes) of 2011Mirchi Music Awards SouthBest Upcoming Music DirectorBIG FM Melody Music AwardBest Debut Music DirectorVijay Music AwardsPopular Melody of the YearFilmfare AwardBest Music Director2014Mirchi Music AwardsBest Album of the YearThirumanam Ennum Nikkah rowspan="2" Zee Telugu Santosham AwardBest Music Director2014Filmfare AwardBest Music DirectorRun Raja Run2015Los Angeles Independent Film Festival AwardBest Original ScoreUttama Villain rowspan="6" Los Angeles Independent Film Festival AwardBest Song (For the Song "Iraniyan Naadagam")Russian International Film Festival AwardBest Original MusicPlatinum Award from International Independent Film AwardsOriginal ScoreDiamond Award from International Independent Film AwardsOriginal Song ("Iraniyan Naadagam")Diamond Award from International Independent Film AwardsOriginal Song ("Kaadhalaam")Prestige Music AwardOriginal Song ("Kaadhalaam")Gold WinnerPrestige Music AwardOriginal Song ("Iraniyan Naadagam") Silver WinnerNorway Tamil Film Festival AwardsBest Music Director rowspan="2" Behindwoods Gold MedalBest Music Director2018Raj TV awardBest Music DirectorRatsasan rowspan="11" LATCA Los Angeles Theatrical Release Competition & AwardsBest Music ScoreOniros Film AwardsBest SoundtrackDiamond Film AwardsBest Original ScoreBarcelona Planet Film FestivalBest Sagrada Familia Soundtrack / Music scoreLos Angeles Film AwardsBest Film ScoreHollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival awardBest Music ScoreInternational Independent Film Awards (IIFA)Best Original scoreLatitude Film AwardsOriginal ScoreStarshine Film festival AwardBest Original ScoreEast Europe International Film Festival AwardBest Original Score
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Ghibran - GYFHOM (Get Your Freaking Hands Off Me) | Tamil Get Your Freaking Hands Off Me “GYFHOM” Album Launch Composer Ghibran's single will chronicle harassment against women